Roundup: The First Reviews Are Going Live For Well Dweller, And Critics Are Calling It An All-Timer

Roundup: The First Reviews Are Going Live For Well Dweller, And Critics Are Calling It An All-Timer

Available later today for Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.Xbox Game Pass is getting two new releases today, although we weren't expecting it to pan out quite like this. During the lead-up to launch, Dune: Awakening was the Game Pass title grabbing headlines and cultivating genuine hype, but it's actually Well Dweller that's stealing the spotlight!Reviews have started to trickle in for the metroidvania, and what scores they are! Well Dwelle…

Well Dweller Review - Glimmer Of Hope

Although he mightn’t be a household name at this stage of his career, you’d be hard-pressed to find an independent developer as economical and efficient as Kyle Thompson. Though I didn’t find time to play it, he first landed on my radar with Crypt Custodian a couple of years ago, and it feels like I’ve blinked once and his next title, Well Dweller, is upon us.  I can’t put my finger on what kind of witchcraft is at play to […]

Well Dweller review for Nintendo Switch

System: Switch Release date: September 22, 2026 Developer: Kyle Thompson Publisher: Top Hat Studios These days it’s an unusual week when we don’t see a new Metroidvania title release. It’s a genre that has become so oversaturated that it’s difficult to keep track of them all, and one that has been defined by a few notable titles over the years,...